Leadership Circle

The following universities have united to pioneer the leadership efforts of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers. Through their financial commitment, the organization has been able to grow and prosper into a truly international force. These universities represent the very best in entrepreneurship education, and they remain committed to sharing their expertise with the rest of the world. The Entrepreneurship Center Director from these universities stand as the leaders in this growing field.

2008 Conference Supporters

The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation has been a supporter of university entrepreneurship in general, and of the University of Arizona’s McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship, specifically, for nearly two decades. The foundation has provided yearly grants and endowment funding to advance the creation of countless new programs, initiatives, and models for teaching and stimulating entrepreneurship.

The McGuire Center and McGuire Entrepreneurship Program are named for the foundation’s vice president and director, Christopher McGuire—a gift to him from the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation Board of Directors.

(Photo - bottom row: Sarah Smallhouse, Mary Brown, top row: Gerald Swanson, John Carter, and Michael Hard - left to right). Missing is Jack B. Jewett.

“I believe a strong market economy is critical to the long term future of the nation and its citizens.”
- Thomas Rush Brown, Jr. (1926-2002).

The philosophy and objectives of the Thomas R. Brown Foundations are derived from the life and accomplishments of its founder and benefactor, Thomas R. Brown.
Brown was committed to a free market economic system and sought to encourage individual liberty and fiscal conservatism.

With appreciation to Dean Paul Portney whose support of entrepreneurship and the McGuire Center has made the 2008 conference possible.

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